West Africa

Three students of the Kwadaso SDA Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, have been suspended by the management of the institution for one year for their involvement in a leaked sex tape, local media reported. The three students, all of whom are in their first year, …

A 25-year-old fetish priest has been jailed for defiling a six-year-old girl at Twifo Ampekro in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region, Ghana. “There had been a change in the way my daughter walks and also the little girl cries anytime she is urinating,” according to …

Senegalese President Macky Sal has renounced his bid for a third term under pressure from the opposition, which denounced his illegal candidacy. The Senegalese president has put an end to the suspense surrounding whether or not he will take part in the February 2024 presidential election. Macky Sall announced his …

A motor rider has been burnt to death in a fatal accident on the Haatso-Atomic road in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, according to reports. The incident is said to have occurred in a head-on collision with a Honda Accord vehicle. The rider was thrown and trapped under the vehicle …

A 41-year-old farmer has committed suicide at Tei Nkwanta near Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was found hanging on a rope after some family members broke into his room to search for him,” reports said. “He was struggling to pay Ghc600 debt, hence we …

The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, has announced that he will not run for a third term, even if the Constitution allows him to do so. In a speech on Monday, Senegalese President Macky Sall surprised everyone by announcing that he would not seek a third term. “My decision, …

A woman set fire to a policewoman and her two children in the community of Nnokwa, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect had an altercation with the policewoman, resulting in the fight, she then hit the policewoman with a pestle till she fell and became unconscious. The suspect …

An 18-year-old boy was found dead as he took his own life in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The lifeless body of the boy was found in their sitting room, with a rope around his neck tied to the hook of a ceiling fan,” …

A 40 -year-old man was killed and dumped in River Brupan at Assin Breku in the Assin North District of the Central Region, Ghana. The body of the deceased was found well dressed in Jeans trousers and orange colour Lacoste. The deceased was found on Friday, June 31, 2023, with …

A gang of thieves killed a 24-year-old Okada driver and fled with his motorcycle in Kwarfokurom, in Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. “The gang hired his services to Kwarfokurom near Nsawam and shot him halfway through the journey and robbed him of the motorbike,” reports said. The mother of …